McDonalds locations temporarily close due to hot water loss

Published: Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 04:41 PM.

Two McDonald’s locations on a Jacksonville street had their doors closed temporarily after losing their hot water.

According to county officials, the McDonalds’ locations on 900 North Marine Boulevard and 305 South Marine Boulevard had their doors temporarily closed by the county several times times between Monday and Thursday.

According to the Onslow County Health Department’s standards, an establishment serving food must be capable of “maintaining water at a temperature of not less than 171 (degrees Fahrenheit)” in order to keep dishes, utensils and other items sanitary. The county issued permit to operate is suspended immediately once there is an infraction and is lifted once it’s corrected.

According to data from the health department, the McDonald’s on South Marine Boulevard closed at 5:15 p.m. on April 14 and reopening the next day at 4:15 p.m. It closed again on April 16 at 10:48 a.m. before reopening April 17 at 8:15 a.m.

The location on North Marine Boulevard closed on April 16 at 2:15 p.m. before opening again at 10:15 a.m.

Onslow County Government spokesman Todd Lyman said the cause of the problem was unknown as of late Thursday and said McDonald’s was responsible for fixing it.

When reached for comment, McDonald’s representatives were not immediately available.

Two McDonald’s locations on a Jacksonville street had their doors closed temporarily after losing their hot water.

According to county officials, the McDonalds’ locations on 900 North Marine Boulevard and 305 South Marine Boulevard had their doors temporarily closed by the county several times times between Monday and Thursday.

According to the Onslow County Health Department’s standards, an establishment serving food must be capable of “maintaining water at a temperature of not less than 171 (degrees Fahrenheit)” in order to keep dishes, utensils and other items sanitary. The county issued permit to operate is suspended immediately once there is an infraction and is lifted once it’s corrected.

According to data from the health department, the McDonald’s on South Marine Boulevard closed at 5:15 p.m. on April 14 and reopening the next day at 4:15 p.m. It closed again on April 16 at 10:48 a.m. before reopening April 17 at 8:15 a.m.

The location on North Marine Boulevard closed on April 16 at 2:15 p.m. before opening again at 10:15 a.m.

Onslow County Government spokesman Todd Lyman said the cause of the problem was unknown as of late Thursday and said McDonald’s was responsible for fixing it.

When reached for comment, McDonald’s representatives were not immediately available.